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The Pony Express 1860
The Pony Express 1860
The Pony Express 1860

The Pony Express 1860

Artist (born Marion, Massachusetts, 1890; died Opdyke, Illinois, 1972)
Datecirca 1936
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsImage Overall: 19 x 12 1/2 in. (48.3 x 31.8 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineTacoma Art Museum, Haub Family Collection, Promised gift of Erivan and Helga Haub
Object numberF2013.3.100
DescriptionImage of a Pony Express rider galloping across a landscape from right to left. He is turned around in the saddle to shoot back at a group of Native Americans who are chasing him.
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